MagDA – Youth, Peace, and Security
October 30, 2025
Dear reader,
Welcome to the third edition of MagDA – the Magazine of Dialogue Academy. This edition is dedicated to the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda, a global call recognizing the crucial role that young people play in shaping peaceful, just, and inclusive societies.
Across its pages, we highlight the voices, ideas, and creativity of young women and men who continue to challenge stereotypes and imagine new possibilities for dialogue and coexistence. From rethinking what participation truly means, to addressing the silences that often surround youth in decision-making spaces, this edition brings forward reflections that are both bold and hopeful.
Through essays, illustrations, interviews, and poetry, the young contributors explore the tensions and opportunities of being recognized as peacebuilders, while also confronting the barriers that keep youth at the margins. Whether it is navigating intergenerational divides, reimagining civic spaces, or amplifying the agency of youth in local and regional processes, these contributions remind us that the YPS agenda is not abstract – it is lived and embodied daily.
We hope this edition sparks dialogue and action, inspiring all of us to see young people not as future leaders, but as present actors who are already shaping the pathways toward peace, inclusion, and justice.
In solidarity and strength,
The MagDA Team
Aida Fejzullahu, Editor, DA Alumna 2023
Anja Anđušić, Editor, DA Alumna 2019
Marija Jovanović, Editor, DA Alumna 2019
*This initiative is implemented by the Dialogue Academy Alumnae with financial support of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. The views expressed are those of the authors and contributors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the OSCE or that of the Mission in Kosovo. This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.
